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Margin schemes: second-hand goods, global accounting, and auctioneers (United Kingdom)

55 United Kingdom

Key domestic legislation: Value Added Tax Act 1994, s 50A; Value Added Tax (Special Provisions) Order 1995 (SI 1995/1268)

The UK applies the special margin scheme for dealers in second-hand goods. The margin scheme enables the dealer to account for VAT on the margin between the buying and selling prices rather than on the full selling price of the goods. Use of the scheme is optional.

The eligibility criteria for use of the scheme are:

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    •ÌýÌýÌýÌý the goods must be eligible;

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    •ÌýÌýÌýÌý the goods must have been acquired in eligible circumstances;

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    •ÌýÌýÌýÌý the margin must be calculated in accordance with the rules of the scheme; and

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    •ÌýÌýÌýÌý the statutory record-keeping requirements must be observed.

Eligible goods include:

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    •ÌýÌýÌýÌý second-hand

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